Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dba

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.88 in modern English

Syllables: dba
IPA

6

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Initialism of database analyst.

noun

Initialism of database administrator.

noun

Initialism of daily benefit amount.

noun

Initialism of dibenzylideneacetone.

noun

Initialism of doctorate of business administration.

phrase

Alternative form of dba (“doing business as”).

phrase

Initialism of doing business as: used to indicate the public alias of a business legally constituted under a different name.

noun

An alias of a business entity.

Example Sentences

"His company is "Simon Enterprises, Inc. (2007)", dba "Simon's Party Spot"."
"His company has done business under a succession of dbas because he can't settle on a good name."
"Many dbas have used that mailbox service."

Inflected Forms

DBAs (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

BBA MBA

Synonyms

assumed name fictitious name doing business as

Questions

What does dba mean?: Initialism of database analyst.

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